Complete University Guide 2027
12thof 40 UK medical schools
Top40th
- Overall score
- 97%
- Student satisfaction
- 75%
- Research quality
- 88%
- Graduate prospects
- 100%
Source: Complete University Guide 2027 medicine league table.
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Medicine at University of Swansea Medical School & Interview Questions 2026
3 face-to-face stations (20-30 minutes each) interviewUCAT requiredUpdated 1 October 2026
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At a glance
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- Founded
- 1920
- Degree awarded
- MB BCh (UCAS code A101)
- Course length
- 4 years
- Home fee
- £9,790 per year (2026/27)
- International fee
- The international fee per year is £48,350 (Year 1, 2026 entry).
- Interview format
- 3 face-to-face stations (20-30 minutes each)
- UCAT required
- Yes - UK/Home applicants may submit the GAMSAT or the UCAT (minimum UCAT score 1900). International applicants may submit the GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT (minimum MCAT score 500).
- SJT Band 4 accepted
- Yes- SJT not considered
- Foundation year
- No
- QS UK ranking
- 34
Swansea medicine interview at a glance
Swansea has not published medicine interview dates for 2027 entry yet. The interview format is assessment day, three stations.
- Interview format
- Assessment day, three stations
- Interview dates
- Not published for 2027 entryLast cycle only
- Invitations and logistics
- The course page is still written for 2026 entry and says only that the highest scoring applicants are invited early in the New Year. Stations run 20 to 30 minutes with clinicians, academics, students and members of the public.
Source: Swansea University official page, checked 16 September 2026. Universities can change interview dates, so confirm before you book travel.
Overview of Swansea Medical School
MBBCh Graduate-entry medicine at Swansea University Medical School is a fully independent four year course, primarily based in Swansea and South-East Wales, with the opportunity to undertake clinical placements across Wales. Swansea University Medical School was established in 2001 and already has an excellent reputation at home and overseas, not only for teaching but also research. It is a small medical school with around 100 spaces, so you will benefit from extensive contact with teaching staff and you will have contact with patients right from the start during the first semester.
Where does Swansea rank for Medicine?
The Guardian University Guide 2027
9thof 40 UK medical schools
Top40th
- Guardian score (/100)
- 75.7
- Satisfied with teaching
- 91.5%
- Satisfied with assessment
- 81.7%
- Student to staff ratio
- 10.2
Source: The Guardian University Guide 2027 medicine league table.
Swansea Graduate medicine Course Structure
Phase I
Learning Weeks (Case based, includes Integrated Clinical Method) Community-Based Learning (CBL) in General Practice for one day every fourth or fifth week
Phase II
Case of the Week (Case Based Learning Weeks) Clinical Apprenticeships and Assistantships (Medicine, Surgery and Primary Care) (4-8) including 8 weeks in CBL Specialty Attachments Elective in Year 4 (5 Week Clinical Placement mostly taken overseas) Senior Assistantship / Shadowing period at end of Year 4 prior to F1
Teaching style
Swansea Medical School offers a four-year Graduate Entry Medicine course with a spiral, integrated curriculum focused on real clinical cases. In the first two years, students learn through case-based learning, lectures, anatomy, clinical skills sessions, and regular GP placements. In the final two years, the focus shifts to full-time clinical apprenticeships across a range of specialties, supported by simulation and assistantships. The course emphasises patient-centred learning, communication, professionalism, and hands-on experience from early on.
Intercalated BSc
No
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University of Swansea Medicine Entry Requirements
Universities revise entry requirements between cycles, usually in August and September. Always confirm with the university before you apply.
GCSEs
Minimum of C at GCSE Maths and English/Welsh
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Graduates (degree requirements)
To apply for Graduate Entry Medicine, you must have achieved the following by the time of application:
Minimum grade C at GCSE in Mathematics
Minimum grade C at GCSE in English/Welsh
AND achieved or predicted* to achieve a minimum of one of the following:
2:1 undergraduate degree in any subject, or
Merit in an integrated master's degree in any subject, or
2:2 undergraduate degree AND a Pass in a postgraduate higher degree (Masters or PhD) in any subject
*Pending results of degrees used in support of applications must be confirmed no later than 31 July in the year of intended enrolment. Offers which are conditional on degree results will be withdrawn if results are outstanding after this date.
English language requirements
IELTS score of 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in listening, reading, and writing
Resits
Not applicable. Swansea University offers only the A101 Graduate Entry Medicine programme (MB BCh), which requires a 2:1 degree and the UCAT or GAMSAT. A Levels are not scored for entry, so A Level resit rules do not apply.
Minimum grade at first sitting: N/A (graduate entry).
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Deferred entry
No
Minimum age requirements
Swansea is no longer graduate entry only. Alongside the four-year graduate entry MB BCh (A101) it now runs a standard MB BCh (A110) for A Level students, which begins with a paid year as a healthcare support worker and is open only to applicants resident in and schooled in Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion or Pembrokeshire. Neither course publishes a minimum age, and Swansea states there is no fixed upper age limit on graduate entry.
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Does Swansea make contextual offers for medicine?
Not stated. Swansea does not publish a contextual offer for medicine. A named outreach scheme may still exist, so it can be worth emailing the admissions team to ask.
Who it applies to, in the university's own words:
- Criteria exist for other courses (POLAR4 quintiles 1 and 2, parents who have not attended university, care leavers, the bottom 20% of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation) but graduate entry medicine is not among the courses they cover
Not stated for graduate entry medicine. Swansea's contextual offer policy, which it describes as set by Health Education Improvement Wales, lists healthcare sciences, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy and operating department practice, and does not include medicine. The graduate entry course page states standard requirements only. Swansea's separate Pathways to Medicine undergraduate degrees give a guaranteed interview on attainment grounds rather than a deprivation flag.
Recorded as not stated, not no: Swansea publishes a contextual policy, but graduate entry medicine is missing from it and the course page says nothing.
Source: Swansea widening access. Last checked 16 September 2026.
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UCAT at University of Swansea Medical School 2026
Yes - the UCAT is accepted as an alternative to the GAMSAT for UK/Home applicants (international applicants may submit GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT). Minimum UCAT score considered: 1900. Only scores from tests completed in the year of application are considered; Situational Judgement bands are not considered. Not available to current Pathways to Medicine applicants.
GAMSAT
Accepted for Swansea Graduate Entry Medicine (GAMSAT or UCAT - UK/Home applicants may submit either). At the time of application you must have, or be expecting, a minimum overall GAMSAT score of 50, including a minimum of 50 in Paper 3 (Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences). Candidates meeting the GAMSAT cut-off are invited to interview; the cut-off is set annually once all scores are received, and may vary for Pathways to Medicine students.
Work Experience for Swansea University College of Medicine
There are no specific work experience requirements. However, the Medical School like to investigate whether you have an appreciation for healthcare work, voluntary or paid. It is important that you have an understanding of the realities of a career in medicine, and this can even be done through discussing a potential career in medicine with anyone who works in the NHS, too.
Personal Statement for Medicine Swansea University
Your UCAS personal statement is not formally scored and is not used to rank applicants: selection for interview is based on the admissions test (GAMSAT/UCAT), and offers are based solely on interview performance. You may, however, be questioned on its content during one or more of the MMI stations.
Note: from 2026 entry, UCAS replaced the single free-text personal statement with three structured questions: why you want to study the course, how your studies have prepared you, and what else you have done to prepare. Any guidance above still applies; it is simply spread across those questions. For worked examples and a review of your own statement, see our medicine personal statement examples and review service.
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Graduate entry at Swansea
Swansea runs a four-year graduate entry course. The full requirements, interview format and dates are on our Swansea graduate entry medicine page.
Does Swansea have a gateway or foundation year?
Swansea Uni Medical School Interview Questions 2026
Swansea's graduate-entry Medicine (A101) interview is an in-person Assessment Day, typically held in January. Candidates rotate through three face-to-face stations, each lasting 20 to 30 minutes, combining interview questions with presentation and role-play style tasks rather than a traditional MMI circuit.
Our entry interview process is structured to take account of these qualities needed as a doctor, as set out in ‘Good Medical Practice’, and the capacity to meet the outcomes of ‘Outcomes for Graduates’. In summary:
- Communication Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Coping with pressure
- Insight and Integrity
- Passion for medicine/resilience to succeed
Interview dates
Swansea University has not published Graduate Entry Medicine assessment day dates for 2027 entry. Its MB BCh course page is still written for 2026 entry and says applicants who meet all minimum entry requirements are ranked on their GAMSAT or MCAT scores, and the highest scoring applicants are invited to attend the assessment day early in the New Year. The assessment day is face to face and consists of three stations of 20 to 30 minutes, which may take the form of interviews, presentations or role play scenarios. Applicants may also be questioned on their personal statement. Its deadlines page says most 2027/28 entry deadlines are yet to be confirmed.
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Swansea Medical School Interview Questions / Topics
- Communication Skills
- Problem solving skills
- Coping with pressure
- Insight and Integrity
- Passion for medicine
- Resilience to succeed
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Contact details for Swansea
School of Medicine
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Tel: 01792 602618
Email: medicine@swansea.ac.uk
Website: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/medicine/medicine-graduate-entry-mbbch/
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Swansea medicine FAQs
Where does Swansea rank for Medicine in the UK?
Swansea is ranked 12th out of 40 UK medical schools for Medicine in the Complete University Guide 2027.
Swansea is ranked 9th out of 40 UK medical schools for Medicine in the Guardian University Guide 2027.
Is Swansea a good medical school?
Swansea is ranked 12th out of 40 UK medical schools for Medicine in the Complete University Guide 2027.
In the Complete University Guide 2027 it scores 75% for student satisfaction and 100% for graduate prospects.
Does Swansea accept A-Level resits for Medicine?
Not applicable. Swansea University offers only the A101 Graduate Entry Medicine programme (MB BCh), which requires a 2:1 degree and the UCAT or GAMSAT. A Levels are not scored for entry, so A Level resit rules do not apply.
Minimum grade at first sitting: N/A (graduate entry).
What is the UCAS course code for Medicine at Swansea?
The UCAS course code for the standard Medicine course at Swansea is A101, and the degree awarded is the MB BCh.
The course is based in Swansea, Wales and lasts 4 years.
Medicine at Swansea is a graduate entry programme.
Does Swansea require the UCAT for Medicine?
Yes, Swansea requires the UCAT for entry to Medicine.
UK/Home applicants may submit the GAMSAT or the UCAT minimum UCAT score 1900 . International applicants may submit the GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT minimum MCAT score 500 .
What UCAT score do you need for Medicine at Swansea?
Yes - the UCAT is accepted as an alternative to the GAMSAT for UK/Home applicants (international applicants may submit GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT). Minimum UCAT score considered: 1900. Only scores from tests completed in the year of application are considered; Situational Judgement bands are not considered. Not available to current Pathways to Medicine applicants.
Does Swansea interview for Medicine?
Yes, Swansea interviews applicants for Medicine.
The interview format is recorded as: 3 face-to-face stations (20-30 minutes each).
What type of interview does Swansea use for Medicine?
Swansea uses a 3 face-to-face stations (20-30 minutes each) interview format for Medicine interviews.
Do you offer medicine interview tutoring for Swansea?
Yes. Our 1-1 medicine interview tutoring is online and your tutor is matched to Swansea, so every mock runs in the interview format Swansea uses (recorded as 3 face-to-face stations (20-30 minutes each)), with written feedback after each one.
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What questions are asked in the Medicine interview at Swansea?
The Medicine interview at Swansea covers graduate entry motivation, rural & welsh health, ethical scenarios, teamwork & leadership (graduate level), communication & empathy and resilience & coping.
When are the Medicine interviews at Swansea?
Swansea University has not published Graduate Entry Medicine assessment day dates for 2027 entry. Its MB BCh course page is still written for 2026 entry and says applicants who meet all minimum entry requirements are ranked on their GAMSAT or MCAT scores, and the highest scoring applicants are invited to attend the assessment day early in the New Year. The assessment day is face to face and consists of three stations of 20 to 30 minutes, which may take the form of interviews, presentations or role play scenarios. Applicants may also be questioned on their personal statement. Its deadlines page says most 2027/28 entry deadlines are yet to be confirmed.
Does Swansea offer a foundation or gateway year for Medicine?
No, Swansea does not offer a foundation or gateway year for Medicine.
Does Swansea accept graduate entry for Medicine?
Yes. Swansea graduate entry medicine is the four-year MB BCh (UCAS code A101), and you need a 2:1 honours degree in any subject (or a Merit in an integrated master's, or a 2:2 plus a Masters or PhD), GCSE Maths and English or Welsh at grade C, and a GAMSAT or UCAT score, with MCAT also accepted from international applicants.
The full requirements, interview format and 2027 entry dates are on our Swansea graduate entry medicine page.
Is the personal statement assessed for Medicine at Swansea?
No, Swansea does not formally score the personal statement for Medicine applicants.
Your UCAS personal statement is not formally scored and is not used to rank applicants: selection for interview is based on the admissions test (GAMSAT/UCAT), and offers are based solely on interview performance. You may, however, be questioned on its content during one or more of the MMI stations.
Do you need to be 18 to study Medicine at Swansea?
No, Swansea accepts Medicine applicants who are under 18.
How much does Medicine at Swansea cost for international students?
The international fee per year is £48,350 (Year 1, 2026 entry).
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